Knowledge (XXG)

London Inner Ring Road

Source 📝

811: 1000:"Even before the war was over a regional planner, Patrick Abercrombie, had prepared two proposals, the County of London Plan and the Greater London Plan, which would lend London 'order and efficiency and beauty and spaciousness' with an end to 'violent competitive passion'. It is the eternal aspiration, or delusion, that somehow the city can be forced to change its nature by getting rid of all the elements by which it had previously thrived." London: The Biography, 40: 640: 527: 400: 355: 278: 263: 299: 294: 385: 370: 340: 319: 221: 417: 587:
This street is distinguished by the "set back" housing lines originally intended to provide an atmosphere of spaciousness along the thoroughfare. It is one of the locations on the UK version of the
1376: 454: 700:
The road has an abundance of antique (or junk) shops along part of its length. There is also Bermondsey Square which holds an 'antique' market every Friday morning, usually known as
1095: 1366: 1361: 477:
were on the northern edge of the city, and only the southern parts of them had been built up. The New Road ran through the fields to the north of these three neighbourhoods.
1356: 631:. The northern part, north of the junction with Goodmans Yard and Prescot Street, has one way northbound traffic, while the southern part has one way southbound traffic. 1381: 558: 1137: 1371: 615:
is a short road, part of the A1210 route (though sometimes shown as being the A1211), which for most of its length marks the boundary between the
554: 497: 59:
as signposted, is a 12-mile (19 km) route with an average diameter of 2.75–5.5 miles (4.43–8.85 km) formed from a number of major
975: 1102: 725: 937: 31: 620: 1351: 1191: 1130: 953: 850: 1163: 846: 1209: 1204: 904: 899: 663: 573: 546: 403: 358: 306: 281: 266: 103: 830: 388: 373: 343: 322: 224: 302: 1330: 1154: 1123: 550: 177:
Roads together form the second ring road around London, averaging 10–15 miles (16–24 km) in diameter. The
72: 44: 1310: 909: 877: 538: 420: 249: 869: 169:
Ring Road because there are two further sets of roads that have been described as London ring roads. The
889: 489: 194: 181:
is the outermost road encircling the metropolis, at an average diameter of 40–50 miles (64–80 km).
151: 873: 810: 785: 756: 733: 694: 577: 426: 1014: 799: 594:
Pentonville Road is one of the many London place names mentioned in the song "Transmetropolitan" by
565: 1146: 781: 190: 123: 1036: 465:
began in 1756 to relieve congestion in the built-up area of London. At that time the districts of
1300: 1270: 1260: 1250: 1245: 1240: 792: 241: 979: 39: 1295: 1265: 770: 702: 639: 934: 865: 671: 581: 505: 448: 408: 331: 253: 233: 147: 143: 1199: 941: 894: 838: 777: 763: 752: 628: 588: 493: 155: 135: 127: 488:, in the east. After being renamed in 1857, the western section between Edgware Road and 822: 748: 667: 616: 607: 515: 430: 131: 64: 1345: 1001: 682: 678: 485: 119: 30:
This article is about the extant road encircling Central London. For other uses, see
514:
was constructed in 1761 to continue the route eastwards to the northern edge of the
1235: 1219: 1181: 976:"Now We Must Rebuild: The Greater London Plan, 1944 – Schoonheidsspecialist Harold" 826: 690: 686: 526: 481: 178: 111: 271:
Old Street, between Old Street roundabout and junction with Great Eastern Street
1176: 1171: 1062: 914: 501: 434: 237: 159: 796: 767: 674: 655: 595: 564:
There are several halls of residence located on Pentonville Road, these being
474: 466: 458: 327: 99: 95: 1290: 1285: 1255: 789: 774: 542: 511: 470: 462: 229: 174: 170: 91: 79: 68: 623:, though the southernmost part is entirely in Tower Hamlets. It runs from 17: 1305: 1275: 760: 737: 245: 713:
Towards its southern end are a collection of shops, pubs and takeaways.
480:
The road is now one of the busiest main roads in the city. It runs from
1280: 744: 624: 659: 576:
and Nido Student Living. There are two green spaces along the road –
205:
The route is signed as "Ring Road" and is made up of the following:
833:. At the southernmost point the road runs past the headquarters of 504:, and the eastern section from King's Cross to The Angel is called 1115: 809: 759:. Heading in a southwesterly direction, the road then crosses the 638: 525: 38: 1078:"Pentonville Road" in Ben Weinreb and Christopher Hibbert (1983) 651: 569: 83: 60: 1119: 834: 743:
Starting at the Elephant, Kennington Lane splits off from the
75:
zone, although the ring road itself is not part of the zone.
1090: 1088: 766:, before reaching the Vauxhall one-way system, where the 393:
Grosvenor Place, Lower Grosvenor Place, Bressenden Place
496:, the central section between Great Portland Street and 27:
Major roads that encircle the centremost part of London
1323: 1228: 1190: 1162: 1153: 545:. By far the greater portion of the road is in the 189:Plans for an Inner Ring Road were put forward by 1377:Transport in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets 584:, the latter however is not open to the public. 78:Starting at the northernmost point and moving 1131: 670:, that runs north to south, and connects the 8: 1367:Transport in the London Borough of Southwark 1362:Transport in the London Borough of Islington 549:but a small part near Kings Cross is in the 330:, Tower Bridge Approach, Tower Bridge Road, 814:Approaching the ring road at Vauxhall cross 555:King's Cross St Pancras Underground station 1159: 1138: 1124: 1116: 207: 47:applies within the London Inner Ring Road. 1357:Transport in the London Borough of Camden 1015:"SABRE – Road Lists – Roads by 10 – A501" 591:, which features areas native to London. 286:Great Eastern Street / Commercial Street 139: 561:. It acquired its present name in 1857. 927: 693:at its northern end. It also links to 115: 87: 7: 1382:Transport in the City of Westminster 821:runs south-east to north-west from 107: 1101:. 14 December 2013. Archived from 25: 1017:. Sabre-roads.org.uk. 13 May 2013 677:and flyover at its southern end ( 146:one-way system, Grosvenor Place, 32:London Ring Road (disambiguation) 978:. Haroldhill.org. Archived from 935:UK Roads: London Inner Ring Road 868:Station. Clockwise, it includes 837:. The section immediately after 415: 398: 383: 368: 353: 338: 317: 297: 292: 276: 261: 219: 142:, the roads that constitute the 130:, the roads that constitute the 1372:Transport in the City of London 1065:and Christopher Hibbert (1983) 954:"Congestion Charging in London" 621:London Borough of Tower Hamlets 559:King's Cross Thameslink station 841:north of the Thames is called 165:The route is described as the 1: 1096:"The London Diplomatic List" 553:, including an entrance to 547:London Borough of Islington 1398: 605: 446: 86:defining the boundary are 71:forms the boundary of the 29: 1004:, Vintage, 2001, page 755 1331:London congestion charge 551:London Borough of Camden 425:southern section of the 73:London congestion charge 1080:The London Encyclopedia 1067:The London Encyclopedia 862:Victoria one-way system 857:Victoria one-way system 849:. Further along is the 706:, though officially as 537:runs west to east from 154:, Old Marylebone Road, 1215:London Inner Ring Road 1041:UCL Bloomsbury Project 956:. BBC. 30 October 2006 815: 732:) running between the 644: 531: 530:A battered street sign 252:(part of the historic 53:London Inner Ring Road 48: 890:County of London Plan 870:Lower Grosvenor Place 851:Embassy of Mauritania 813: 773:and Wandsworth Road, 734:Elephant & Castle 708:New Caledonian Market 642: 529: 490:Great Portland Street 378:Vauxhall Bridge Road 195:County of London Plan 193:in the 1940s, in the 124:Elephant & Castle 42: 1352:Ring roads in London 1108:on 11 December 2013. 847:Embassy of Lithuania 819:Vauxhall Bridge Road 806:Vauxhall Bridge Road 757:Kennington Park Road 578:Joseph Grimaldi Park 453:Construction of the 140:Vauxhall Bridge Road 100:Great Eastern Street 1210:North Circular Road 1205:South Circular Road 845:and is home to the 843:Bessborough Gardens 589:Monopoly board game 191:Patrick Abercrombie 134:one-way system and 1220:M25 London Orbital 982:on 7 February 2012 940:7 May 2006 at the 876:, and west end of 816: 793:South Lambeth Road 645: 627:southwards to the 574:Paul Robeson House 532: 242:Paddington station 49: 1339: 1338: 1319: 1318: 864:lies in front of 771:Albert Embankment 703:Bermondsey Market 648:Tower Bridge Road 635:Tower Bridge Road 443:Historic New Road 440: 439: 201:Constituent roads 116:Tower Bridge Road 104:Commercial Street 45:congestion charge 16:(Redirected from 1389: 1160: 1140: 1133: 1126: 1117: 1110: 1109: 1107: 1100: 1092: 1083: 1076: 1070: 1059: 1053: 1052: 1050: 1048: 1033: 1027: 1026: 1024: 1022: 1011: 1005: 998: 992: 991: 989: 987: 972: 966: 965: 963: 961: 950: 944: 932: 874:Bressenden Place 831:Victoria station 736:to the east and 672:Bricklayers Arms 582:Claremont Square 535:Pentonville Road 522:Pentonville Road 506:Pentonville Road 449:New Road, London 419: 418: 402: 401: 387: 386: 372: 371: 363:Kennington Lane 357: 356: 342: 341: 332:Bricklayers Arms 321: 320: 309: 301: 300: 296: 295: 280: 279: 265: 264: 234:Pentonville Road 223: 222: 208: 88:Pentonville Road 21: 1397: 1396: 1392: 1391: 1390: 1388: 1387: 1386: 1342: 1341: 1340: 1335: 1315: 1224: 1200:London Ringways 1186: 1149: 1147:Roads in London 1144: 1114: 1113: 1105: 1098: 1094: 1093: 1086: 1077: 1073: 1061:"City Road" in 1060: 1056: 1046: 1044: 1035: 1034: 1030: 1020: 1018: 1013: 1012: 1008: 999: 995: 985: 983: 974: 973: 969: 959: 957: 952: 951: 947: 942:Wayback Machine 933: 929: 924: 895:London Ringways 886: 878:Victoria Street 859: 839:Vauxhall Bridge 808: 786:Harleyford Road 778:Vauxhall Bridge 764:Kennington Road 753:Newington Butts 722:Kennington Lane 719: 717:Kennington Lane 689:and across the 637: 629:Tower of London 610: 604: 524: 494:Marylebone Road 484:in the west to 451: 445: 416: 399: 384: 369: 354: 339: 318: 312:Mansell Street 298: 293: 291: 277: 262: 220: 203: 187: 156:Marylebone Road 136:Vauxhall Bridge 128:Kennington Lane 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1395: 1393: 1385: 1384: 1379: 1374: 1369: 1364: 1359: 1354: 1344: 1343: 1337: 1336: 1334: 1333: 1327: 1325: 1321: 1320: 1317: 1316: 1314: 1313: 1308: 1303: 1298: 1293: 1288: 1283: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1232: 1230: 1226: 1225: 1223: 1222: 1217: 1212: 1207: 1202: 1196: 1194: 1188: 1187: 1185: 1184: 1179: 1174: 1168: 1166: 1157: 1151: 1150: 1145: 1143: 1142: 1135: 1128: 1120: 1112: 1111: 1084: 1071: 1054: 1028: 1006: 993: 967: 945: 926: 925: 923: 920: 919: 918: 912: 907: 905:South Circular 902: 900:North Circular 897: 892: 885: 882: 858: 855: 823:Vauxhall Cross 807: 804: 802:all converge. 800:Nine Elms Lane 747:by means of a 718: 715: 636: 633: 617:City of London 613:Mansell Street 608:Mansell Street 606:Main article: 603: 602:Mansell Street 600: 566:Dinwiddy House 557:at the former 523: 520: 516:City of London 447:Main article: 444: 441: 438: 437: 431:Sussex Gardens 423: 412: 411: 406: 395: 394: 391: 380: 379: 376: 365: 364: 361: 350: 349: 348:New Kent Road 346: 335: 334: 325: 314: 313: 310: 288: 287: 284: 273: 272: 269: 258: 257: 227: 216: 215: 212: 202: 199: 186: 183: 175:South Circular 132:Vauxhall Cross 108:Mansell Street 65:Central London 63:that encircle 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1394: 1383: 1380: 1378: 1375: 1373: 1370: 1368: 1365: 1363: 1360: 1358: 1355: 1353: 1350: 1349: 1347: 1332: 1329: 1328: 1326: 1322: 1312: 1309: 1307: 1304: 1302: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1292: 1289: 1287: 1284: 1282: 1279: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1264: 1262: 1259: 1257: 1254: 1252: 1249: 1247: 1244: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1233: 1231: 1227: 1221: 1218: 1216: 1213: 1211: 1208: 1206: 1203: 1201: 1198: 1197: 1195: 1193: 1189: 1183: 1180: 1178: 1175: 1173: 1170: 1169: 1167: 1165: 1161: 1158: 1156: 1152: 1148: 1141: 1136: 1134: 1129: 1127: 1122: 1121: 1118: 1104: 1097: 1091: 1089: 1085: 1081: 1075: 1072: 1068: 1064: 1058: 1055: 1042: 1038: 1037:"Euston Road" 1032: 1029: 1016: 1010: 1007: 1003: 1002:Peter Ackroyd 997: 994: 981: 977: 971: 968: 955: 949: 946: 943: 939: 936: 931: 928: 921: 916: 913: 911: 908: 906: 903: 901: 898: 896: 893: 891: 888: 887: 883: 881: 879: 875: 871: 867: 863: 856: 854: 852: 848: 844: 840: 836: 832: 828: 824: 820: 812: 805: 803: 801: 798: 794: 791: 787: 783: 782:Durham Street 779: 776: 772: 769: 765: 762: 758: 754: 750: 746: 741: 740:to the west. 739: 735: 731: 727: 723: 716: 714: 711: 709: 705: 704: 698: 696: 692: 688: 684: 683:Old Kent Road 680: 679:New Kent Road 676: 673: 669: 665: 661: 657: 653: 649: 643:Tower Bridge. 641: 634: 632: 630: 626: 622: 618: 614: 609: 601: 599: 597: 592: 590: 585: 583: 579: 575: 571: 567: 562: 560: 556: 552: 548: 544: 540: 536: 528: 521: 519: 517: 513: 509: 507: 503: 499: 495: 491: 487: 483: 478: 476: 472: 468: 464: 460: 456: 450: 442: 436: 432: 428: 424: 422: 414: 413: 410: 407: 405: 397: 396: 392: 390: 382: 381: 377: 375: 367: 366: 362: 360: 352: 351: 347: 345: 337: 336: 333: 329: 326: 324: 316: 315: 311: 308: 304: 290: 289: 285: 283: 275: 274: 270: 268: 260: 259: 255: 251: 247: 243: 239: 235: 231: 228: 226: 218: 217: 213: 210: 209: 206: 200: 198: 196: 192: 184: 182: 180: 176: 172: 168: 163: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 120:New Kent Road 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 76: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 46: 41: 37: 33: 19: 1214: 1103:the original 1079: 1074: 1066: 1057: 1045:. Retrieved 1040: 1031: 1019:. Retrieved 1009: 996: 984:. Retrieved 980:the original 970: 958:. Retrieved 948: 930: 910:M25 motorway 861: 860: 842: 827:River Thames 818: 817: 742: 729: 728:(classified 721: 720: 712: 707: 701: 699: 691:River Thames 687:Tower Bridge 647: 646: 612: 611: 593: 586: 563: 534: 533: 510: 500:is known as 498:King's Cross 492:is known as 482:Edgware Road 479: 452: 427:Edgware Road 250:King's Cross 204: 188: 179:M25 motorway 166: 164: 152:Edgware Road 112:Tower Bridge 77: 56: 52: 50: 36: 1229:Major roads 1063:Ben Weinreb 915:Garden Ring 825:, over the 662:Borough of 539:Kings Cross 502:Euston Road 435:Marble Arch 238:Euston Road 160:Euston Road 1346:Categories 1192:Ring roads 1047:17 January 922:References 749:Y-junction 675:roundabout 656:Bermondsey 596:The Pogues 475:Bloomsbury 467:Marylebone 459:Paddington 328:Tower Hill 96:Old Street 18:A1202 road 1164:Motorways 1021:15 August 986:15 August 917:in Moscow 695:Long Lane 664:Southwark 543:City Road 512:City Road 471:Fitzrovia 463:Islington 409:Park Lane 230:City Road 148:Park Lane 92:City Road 80:clockwise 69:ring road 57:Ring Road 1069:: 176-77 938:Archived 884:See also 866:Victoria 755:becomes 751:, where 738:Vauxhall 619:and the 455:New Road 429:between 305: / 254:New Road 246:Moorgate 144:Victoria 658:in the 625:Aldgate 240:; from 185:History 167:"Inner" 960:29 May 795:, and 726:A-road 724:is an 660:London 214:Roads 122:, the 82:, the 67:. The 1324:Other 1155:Roads 1106:(PDF) 1099:(PDF) 1082:: 592 1043:. UCL 797:A3205 768:A3036 730:A3204 685:) to 650:is a 486:Angel 457:from 404:A4202 359:A3204 307:A1211 303:A1210 282:A1202 267:A5201 211:Route 171:North 84:roads 61:roads 55:, or 1291:A316 1286:A312 1256:A127 1049:2014 1023:2013 988:2013 962:2008 790:A203 784:and 775:A202 681:and 652:road 580:and 570:SOAS 473:and 433:and 389:A302 374:A202 344:A201 323:A100 248:via 225:A501 173:and 158:and 51:The 43:The 1306:A41 1301:A40 1276:A23 1271:A20 1261:A13 1251:A12 1246:A11 1241:A10 1182:M11 835:MI6 829:to 761:A23 654:in 572:), 541:to 461:to 244:to 1348:: 1311:A5 1296:A4 1281:A3 1266:A2 1236:A1 1177:M4 1172:M1 1087:^ 1039:. 880:. 872:, 853:. 788:, 780:, 745:A3 710:. 697:. 668:UK 666:, 598:. 518:. 508:. 469:, 421:A5 256:) 236:, 232:, 197:. 162:. 150:, 138:, 126:, 118:, 114:, 110:, 106:, 102:, 98:, 94:, 90:, 1139:e 1132:t 1125:v 1051:. 1025:. 990:. 964:. 568:( 34:. 20:)

Index

A1202 road
London Ring Road (disambiguation)

congestion charge
roads
Central London
ring road
London congestion charge
clockwise
roads
Pentonville Road
City Road
Old Street
Great Eastern Street
Commercial Street
Mansell Street
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge Road
New Kent Road
Elephant & Castle
Kennington Lane
Vauxhall Cross
Vauxhall Bridge
Vauxhall Bridge Road
Victoria
Park Lane
Edgware Road
Marylebone Road
Euston Road
North

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.